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Crane Data Centers Pierce Township Campus (near Beckjord)

New Richmond (Pierce Township), Clermont County, Ohio · All 3 Crane Data Centers sites

ProposedContestedRecord updated October 14, 2026

Crane Data Centers Pierce Township Campus (near Beckjord) is a proposed data center in New Richmond (Pierce Township), Ohio (Clermont County), operated by Crane Data Centers. The public record puts it at announced September 1, 2026, 300 MW planned, 300 acres. It is the subject of active public debate, with hearings, petitions, or organized opposition on record.

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Facility record

Proposed

Operator: Crane Data Centers
Facility type: Data center
Location: New Richmond (Pierce Township), Clermont County, OH
Coordinates: 38.9921, -84.2972 (approximate)
Power capacity: 300 MW planned
Land: 300 acres
Investment: Not established from a public source
Announced: September 1, 2026
Utility: Not established from a public source
Cooling: Closed loop
Water use: Not established from a public source
Jobs: 150 permanent
Public subsidy: Not established from a public source
Community reception: Contested
Source confidence: Reported by at least one credible outlet or filing

Timeline from the record

Newest first. Record entries come from the filings and reports the registry cites. Coverage entries are headlines from publisher feeds we monitor daily, linked to the outlet; last checked September 14, 2026.

September 1, 2026
Proposed
Crane presented a 300 MW, three-building proposal on ~300 acres (three parcels) adjacent to the closed Beckjord power plant to the Pierce Township Zoning Commission. It still requires zoning commission and trustee approval. Source: WVXU

Opposition and litigation at this site

Yes. Crane Data Centers Pierce Township Campus (near Beckjord) in New Richmond (Pierce Township), Clermont County, Ohio is contested. Hearings, public comment, petitions, or organized opposition are on record, and no lawsuit has been filed so far. Pierce Township's data center moratorium is in force.

How the community has taken it

Reception is a sourced signal, not an editorial judgment: contested means active public debate is on record, with hearings, petitions, or organized opposition, without litigation.

Pierce Township's data center moratorium is in force. The zoning commission heard the pitch on Sept 1, 2026, with commissioners split. Residents raised water, noise, lighting and green-space concerns.

Source: WVXU

Power and water

Company representative committed to a closed-loop water system (stated commitment, not a permit).

Notes on the record

Coordinates are those of the adjacent former Beckjord station (approximate). The site is wooded hillside north of Beckjord Road and east of US 52, and the company says it will avoid the plant's coal-ash pits. Township trustees say they are not entertaining the project and extended the moratorium.

What the record does not establish, and the document that would

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Tax abatements or other public subsidy
Which utility serves it

Which document closes each gap

Tax abatements or other public subsidy: The abatement, PILOT, or development agreement approved by the county, city, or development authority, and the state's data center sales tax exemption certificate if one was issued.
Which utility serves it: The electric service agreement or the utility's filing with the state public utility commission.

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Our reporting on this site

A Licking County Township Took Data Centers Out of Its Zoning Code in Eight Minutes. The Whole Record Is Public. · Dispute, no suit filed

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Questions people ask about this site

Is there opposition to the Crane Data Centers Pierce Township Campus (near Beckjord) in New Richmond (Pierce Township)?

Has anyone filed a lawsuit over the Crane Data Centers Pierce Township Campus (near Beckjord)?

No lawsuit over Crane Data Centers Pierce Township Campus (near Beckjord) appears in the record we track as of October 14, 2026. Residents most often reach a lawyer over water supply, well drawdown, noise from cooling plant, property value, or a rezoning approved without the notice the ordinance required. If any of that is happening near this site, it is worth a review whether or not a case has been filed yet.

How much water does Crane Data Centers Pierce Township Campus (near Beckjord) use?

No water withdrawal figure for Crane Data Centers Pierce Township Campus (near Beckjord) is on record here. Cooling is recorded as closed_loop, which is the strongest available clue: closed loop and air cooled plant draw far less than evaporative cooling. We leave the number blank rather than estimate one.

Who operates Crane Data Centers Pierce Township Campus (near Beckjord), and how big is it?

Crane Data Centers is the operator on record. We hold 3 sites for that company across the registry. Capacity on record is 300 MW. The site is recorded at 300 acres.

How to cite this page

SueDataCenters.org Data Center Registry, "Crane Data Centers Pierce Township Campus (near Beckjord)," updated October 14, 2026, https://suedatacenters.org/data-centers/crane-data-centers-pierce-township-clermont-oh.

Facility data from Compute Atlas (E. Kubiak), version 1.34.1 (October 4, 2026), licensed CC BY 4.0, record https://www.compute-atlas.com/facilities/crane-data-centers-pierce-township-clermont-oh, retrieved October 29, 2026.

Corrections with a public source are welcome at the Compute Atlas record or through our contact page. The whole registry is available as CSV and JSON under CC BY 4.0.

Sources for this record

As compiled and cited by Compute Atlas, with our own reporting appended. Archived links are used where the original has moved.

1.WVXU: Small data center company eyes land near Beckjord power plant in Pierce Township (300 MW, ~300 acres, ~150 jobs) · WVXU · retrieved October 14, 2026
2.Local 12: San Francisco company pitches 300 MW data center on ~300 acres north of Beckjord Road despite moratorium · WKRC Local 12 · retrieved October 14, 2026
3.Walter C. Beckjord Generating Station (coordinates of adjacent landmark) · Wikipedia · retrieved October 14, 2026

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